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Oil Spill Crisis Map
ORGANIZATION: Louisiana Bucket Brigade
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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281 people are interested
Louisiana Bucket Brigade's response to the oil spill includes the creation and maintenance of the Oil Spill Crisis Map. This map visualizes reports of the effects of the BP oil spill submitted via text message, email, Twitter and the web. Reports of health effects, human factor impacts, oil sightings, affected animals, and odors made by the eyewitnesses and the media populate points on a public, interactive, web based map. The information will be used to provide data about the impacts of the spill in real time as well as document the story of those that witness it. The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is looking for volunteers to fulfill a variety of different positions. We are asking for a commitment time of a minimum of 5 days and volunteers must be within in the Southeast Louisiana area. Volunteers need not be from the area but must be willing to work in Southeast Louisiana. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to work with wildlife or coastal cleanup efforts.
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About Louisiana Bucket Brigade
Location:
4226 Canal St., New Orleans, LA 70119, US
Mission Statement
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is an environmental health and justice organization supporting communities' use of grassroots action to become informed, sustainable neighborhoods free from industrial pollution.
Description
The EPA-approved "bucket" is a simple, community friendly tool that fenceline neighbors use to take air samples. Our purpose is to assist fenceline neighbors in their campaigns to make industry accountable for its pollution. We complement the community group by adding a level of technical expertise to their work. We provide this tool and training to community members to monitor and expose industrial pollution as it happens. The more evidence the communities gather, the more power they have to attain their goals.
Taking air samples is a powerful experience for community members who are used to being ignored, overlooked, and disrespected by corporations and government. Dorothy Jenkins, President of Concerned Citizens of New Sarpy, used to call the refinery to complain about the odors. A low ranking operator would tell her not to worry, that the black plume of smoke that billowed for hours near her home was not harmful. Now Mrs. Jenkins has a bucket. When refinery managers and government regulators tell her that there is nothing to worry about, she answers, "Why, then, was there a benzene reading of 14 in my air sample, a reading that violates the state standards?" The bucket gives community members power to hold institutions accountable to provide a safe and healthy environment.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
4226 Canal St.New Orleans, LA 70119
DATE POSTED
May 10, 2010
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
N/A